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What’s up Wheat?

As a new school year dawns, many students have established new clubs and movements on campus. Among the new faces of Wheaton are: a new take on the Wheaton Wire’s opinion section, a new theater club and a new theme house focused on mental health advocacy. Clubs established within the past few years, including Wheaton […]

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Bringing clarity to Wheaton’s rebranding initiative: six-figure costs, an updated website and a new direction for the college

Wheaton launched its rebranding initiative late last year, which brought with it a new Wheaton wordmark (costing six figures in trustee funds), a newly-designed website and heavy debate on social media about the college’s new image. Since then, misinformation has left students and faculty unclear regarding the initiative’s aims and intentions. This has led to […]

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Emerson, Reni, and Feminism

“Being a woman and being black cannot be separated in my identity,” Fatou Diallo ’19 wrote when asked about Renaissance House and Emerson House, two theme houses on the Wheaton campus. Emerson is described as a feminist house for women, while Renaissance is defined not simply as a feminist house, but also as a space […]

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Coffee with Mary Sasso

Mary Sasso ’18 is a name that rings a bell for many on campus. Most of Wheaton recognizes her as the President of the Student Government Association. Others know her as a member of the Wheaton Whims, the Wheaton College Democrats or maybe even as someone actively involved in food sustainability and public policy. “So […]

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Chase Dining Hall: Top 50 in Culture?

In the past year, our beloved Chase Dining Hall has been ranked in the top 50 college and university dining halls in the country. Now, a dining hall that is to uphold such a prestigious title has to be aware of food trends and what is popular among young people. “We’re always trying to make […]

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Tune in: Wheaton Radio has everything from heavy metal to talk shows

When you tune in to WCCS, the campus radio station, you might hear Matt “The Digger” Goldstein ’17  say, “You never really know what’s going to happen.” And this is true; Wheaton Radio offers unique and diverse programs to cater to a wide variety of interests. While WCCS offers different music programs that span a […]

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“Twin Peaks”: its return and mixed reactions

After a long 25-year hiatus, the critically acclaimed cult television show “Twin Peaks,” helmed by none other than surrealist film master David Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost, has once again returned to TV. The last time we saw everyone’s favorite FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle Maclachlan) was June 10, 1991, when fans were left […]